Noun: rarity reh-ri-tee
- Noteworthy scarcity
"The rarity of the vintage wine made it highly sought after by collectors";
- rareness, infrequency
- Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
"The antique shop was filled with fascinating rarities";
- curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity
- A rarified quality
"the rarity of the upper atmosphere";
- tenuity, low density
Derived forms: rarities
Type of: article, density, object, physical object, scarceness, scarcity
Encyclopedia: Rarity